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minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoSo do we have extreme weather gear based on similar principles and layout, or have we discovered a configuration that works better?
minus-squareautriyo@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoMost wearable insulation works pretty similar, right? Its a layer of air, trapped in some kind of matrix, so that it can’t move, with some sort of inner and outer shell.
minus-squaretrxxruraxvr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoI think it would be too fragile for most purposes. Unless you can make missing feathers grow back like a living penguin it would wear out quite fast.
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoNot yet but hopefully soon because penguin coats are really expensive.
minus-squaredustycups@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoEver Mr Burns has to make do with real gorilla chest:
So do we have extreme weather gear based on similar principles and layout, or have we discovered a configuration that works better?
Most wearable insulation works pretty similar, right?
Its a layer of air, trapped in some kind of matrix, so that it can’t move, with some sort of inner and outer shell.
I think it would be too fragile for most purposes. Unless you can make missing feathers grow back like a living penguin it would wear out quite fast.
Not yet but hopefully soon because penguin coats are really expensive.
Ever Mr Burns has to make do with real gorilla chest: